August 2023
The Sanderson Brothers; Yachting in St. George’s Bay in the 1880s
Two brothers, Frank (Francis Joseph) and Fred (Frederick William) Sanderson, played a big part in yachting in St....
8 September 2023
Australian Wooden Boat Festival; Wooden Gems
The seagulls in Hobart are more raucous and the air looks much clearer, concluded Boating NZ’s Australian correspondent...
8 September 2023
125 years of model yachting
The Christchurch Model Yacht Club celebrated sailing on Lake Victoria in the central city’s Hagley Park for 125...
8 September 2023
One Family’s Boating Journey; A picnic too far
As the wave broke over my mother, I knew we had to turn back and that I’d probably...
8 September 2023
Fitting a diesel heater; Warming welcome
Fitting a safe, efficient diesel heater to your vessel makes winter boating much more enjoyable – and doing...
6 September 2023
A lucky escape
Christian and I have a new birthday: February 11, 2023. On that day we nearly drowned, only surviving...
6 September 2023
Marquesas – the real, real world
Tom and Harriet Linskey break their trans-Pacific journey at the isolated Marquesas Islands, halfway between Panama and New...
5 September 2023
A century of action
Association seeks funds to continue its advocacy work on behalf of Auckland boaters.
5 September 2023
Seize every moment!
Occasional contributor George Empson’s photo somewhere on this page reminded me that boating takes many forms – and...
31 July 2023
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